Up the Elephant and Round the Castle

TV Series
1983–1985
30m

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John Bardon, Jim Davidson, and Anita Dobson in Up the Elephant and Round the Castle (1983)

Jim inherits a dilapidated Victorian house in Elephant and Castle, London, after a relative passes away, becoming an unexpected property owner.Jim inherits a dilapidated Victorian house in Elephant and Castle, London, after a relative passes away, becoming an unexpected property owner.Jim inherits a dilapidated Victorian house in Elephant and Castle, London, after a relative passes away, becoming an unexpected property owner.

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Jim Davidson

Jim London

John Bardon

Jim's Dad…

Brian Hall

Brian the Barman

Sue Nicholls

Wanda Pickles

Nicholas Day

Councillor Arnold Moggs…

Brian Capron

Tosh Carey…

Sara Corper

Vera Spiggot

Anita Dobson

Lois Tight

Wendy Schoeman

Miss Hockwhistle…

Roger Sloman

Councillor Bertram Allnutt

Rosalind Knight

Jim's Mum…

Terry Cowling

D.H.S.S. Official

Philip Shelley

Police Constable

John Arthur

Police Sergeant

Frank Jakeman

Policeman

Bunny Reed

Oswald

Christopher Ellison

Arnold

Lee Walker

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In one episode the script called for David Thewlis (Mugger) to hit Jim Davidson. The crew put Thewlis up to not pulling the punch; Davidson was not pleased and reportedly said that he would never work again. Thewlis went on to work in Hollywood.

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Featured in Jim Davidson: At Least I'm Not Boring (2014)

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6/10

This is quality 1980s classic fun!!!!

Well,im writing this as as 37 year old nostalgic man and always had vague albeit good memories of this insane British sitcom with Jim Davidson from 1983/84/85 and for so long I wanted to see it again.Through a friend of a friend I was able to see it once again a great DVD compilation which has all 22 episodes.....WHY DO I LIKE THIS SITCOM????.....I find the cockney rhyming slang dialogue hilarious....eg: "oh my gawwwd,he's elephant's trunk...get him away from me ".......its amiably played with John Bardon (jim brennan in East enders) as Jim's dad....and Sue Nicholls from Coronation Street (Gail Platt's mother) as sexual predator neighbour Wanda Pickles :) its,surreal....bizarre its brilliant......its insane......its chocka block full of great British actors.I love this mad comedy. Its certainly better than Surgical Spirit check it out and revel in British comedy